Well it's 9.20am on Saturday morning and I've already been here at the centre for an hour and a half, waiting for the hire company to come and take my conference chairs away. Being near the depot I thought I might be their first stop, but it looks as if breakfast might actually be brunch or even lunch if they make my centre their final collection of the morning.

The Quit 4 Life training day we did here at the centre yesterday went well and the attendees all seemed happy. Being on the borders of Wandsworth and Merton, I expected people from SW18, SW19 and surrounding postcodes, so was amazed to learn how far some people had travelled to get here - one from Berkshire, another from Essex and one determined soul drove from Devon! Nick Cooke, my friend and colleague and master clinical hypnotist clearly has some 'pulling power' - at least where hypnotherapy training is concerned anyway!

Our next event will be a 'taster day' for new clients, where they will be able to try a short session of reflexology, massage and reiki as well as hypnosis or life coaching. This event will need careful planning to run smoothly, so I'll be meeting with the other practitioners and therapists to sort out the format. Curiously, all our female therapists have names that start with 'L' - Lorna, who does reflexology and many different types of massage and specialises in pregnancy treatments, Leda (pronounced Layda) who does a style of massage known as Raynor - a deep tissue therapeutic massage created by Australian, Brandon Raynor, Leo, a Reiki master and natural nutritionist who has just joined the team, and myself, Lorraine. Maybe I should make it part of the criteria for women working here..

.....Great, it's not yet 10am and the guys from Rayners have collected the chairs, so I'm off to nearby Dolce Vita for a fabulous foccaccio feast and authentic cappucino before my first client arrives - fortunate for both of us that they'll now be spared the deeper rumblings of my empty tummy.